Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, occupies half of Timor Island and is located 700 kilometers northwest of Darwin, Australia.4 The western half of the island is known as Timor, or Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province. Timor-Leste also includes the islands of Jaco and Atauro (Kambing), as well as the Oecusse (Ambeno) enclave.5 It is bordered to the west by Indonesia, north by the Wetair Strait, and southeast by the Timor Sea.6 It is the only country in Asia that is completely in the southern hemisphere.7
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The foundational phase focused on spiritual preparation through prayer, fasting, and communion services. Church members receive training in effective care group leadership, personal witnessing, and Bible study techniques. This phase also includes community outreach through medical missions, health seminars, and other service programs.
Every local church conducts evangelistic meetings led by church elders, officers, and lay members. Each church has the flexibility to organize one or more evangelism meetings, empowering local leadership to reach their immediate communities.
District and church pastors conduct focused evangelistic reaping campaigns in their territories. This phase leverages the groundwork laid in previous months to bring interested individuals to decision through organized evangelistic meetings.
Officers and directors from SSD, Unions, and institutions (healthcare, education, publishing) conduct evangelistic meetings. This phase demonstrates the whole-organization commitment to evangelism, utilizing institutional resources and leadership.
Conference and mission officers, directors, and support staff conduct simultaneous reaping campaigns, including a Philippine-wide online evangelism program. This phase represents a coordinated, territory-wide effort to reach people through multiple channels.
Districts and areas hold celebration events to welcome newly baptized members and recognize workers and church members involved in Harvest 2025. This phase includes commitment ceremonies for new members and receiving special offerings for church building projects.
The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is to call all people to become disciples of Jesus Christ, to proclaim the everlasting gospel embraced by the three angels’ messages (Revelation 14:6-12), and to prepare the world for Christ’s soon return.
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